We're certainly not going to automatically delete data, if that's what you're proposing. That's simply not an option.
Christiaan On 19 Feb 2008, at 4:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I raised this issue several months ago, but don't think I made > myself clear. > > A problem I've run into is that if I import a reference with > non-plain-text (Unicode?) character (an en-dash, an em-dash, an open > or > closed quote) in the abstract, it will require a "save as" in a > different > file format with a different file name. This occurs when using the > default > Western ASCII file format. > > I frequently recommend BibDesk to students and fellow scholars. > However, I > am loath to do so with anyone but the most technical -- this is a > serious > frustration for the average user, who will be confused by the issue. > > I typically cut the abstract, paste it into BBEdit and run the "Zap > Gremlins" command to replace/remove the offending characters. > > I've tried to manually remove these characters from the abstract in > BibDesk, but I find that sometimes they can be invisible. > > It would be great to have a "strip out gremlins" option to > automatically > convert these. > > I typically use EBSCO to retrive citations, and I'd guess this problem > arises in about 20 percent of the time. > > Thanks again to all who work on development and support for BibDesk > -- it > really is an amazing tool. > > -c > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
